UK government orders inquiry into major labels following a report on the streaming industry
Image: Overdrive Interactive A report released by the UK Government on September 21 in response to a recent report on the streaming industry has called for an inquiry into major la
The Weeknd and Nicloás Jaar sued for copyright infringement
Image by Duncan Loudon The Weeknd, Nicolás Jaar, and Frank Dukes have been sued for an undisclosed amount on the basis of copyright infringement. The suit was filed by producers S
SHERELLE announces fabric live mix, compilation and launch event for November
Image: Isaac Lamb London DJ and producer SHERELLE will be the next artist to contribute to fabric’s ongoing fabric presents mix series. The BEAUTIFUL label head and Hooversound f
SoundCloud reveals Portishead track earned 500% more revenue from new fan-powered royalty model
SoundCloud has shared results from their new user powered royalty system which was unveiled in March. The “fan-powered” model allocates the revenue from a listener’s subscrip
Apple Music announces new technology that solves copyright for DJ mixes
Apple Music has announced plans for a game-changing initiative to solve the copyright issues behind uploading and streaming DJ mixes, making it easier for DJs to upload their mixes
U.K government shelves plans for mandatory vaccine passports
In yet another U-turn, the U.K government has announced it will be scrapping plans to enforce making vaccine passports mandatory for entry into all clubs and live music venues. The
U.K makes vaccine passports mandatory for entrance into nightlife venues
Image by Jack Taylor The U.K government’s proposal to enforce a vaccine passport policy at all nightlife venues will go ahead as planned. This means that it will be mandatory for
Massive Attack commission research to help reduce the carbon footprint of live music events
Image by Warren Du Preez & Nick Thornton Massive Attack are calling on the government to initiate plans to reduce carbon emissions produced by concerts and live music events. T
New investigation finds that data on illegal raves used by Home Secretary to justify emergency police powers was incorrect
Image by Wil Crisp & Karla Hunter A new investigation by Wil Crisp for Mixmag has revealed that the UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel justified granting emergency powers to pol
Number of double vaccinated people attending music gigs exceeds that of the general public, according to new survey
Image by Jody Hartley A recent survey conducted by The Music Venue Trust has found that the number of people attending gigs at live music venues who are double-vaccinated are highe
